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Any thing more, my boy ?”—* No, Senor ;” returned Bincon.—“ Well, 
look for ‘ List of Punishments.’” Bincon, turning over some leaves, 
found written,— 
« List of Punishments, to be levied in common ; that is to say, bottles 
of ink dashed in the face—unctions of juniper-oil—inquisition scapula- 
ries—frights—threats of the picado—calumnies—anecdotes, &c. &c.” 
« Look lower down,” said Monopadis.—“ Juniper-oil unction,” said 
Bincon.—* The house ?”—“ Not mentioned,” replied the youth.—« No 
matter, I think I know it,” said Monopadis, “ for I take that little job 
on myself; it is four dollars easily gained, Any thing more ?—go on, if 
my memory does not deceive me, there ought to be there, a twenty- 
dollar fright—the half paid beforehand—and the whole gang charged 
with its execution—time, the present month. It shall be one of the 
best turns that Seville has had played in it for some years. Give 
me the book, youth—I know there is nothing more ; the business grows 
slack. However, when things are at worst, they mend ; we shall, very 
likely, soon have more on our hands than we can well manage. Not a 
leaf falls without the will of Heaven; we cannot drag customers here 
whether they will or not; and, unluckily, many folks do their own 
business now, at a cheaper rate they pretend than they can get it done.” 
—*It is but too true,” said Repolido; “but, Senor Monopadis, consider, 
it grows late, and the sun grows hot.”—“< Then,” returned Monopadis, 
* let each to his post, and no change till Sunday, when we all meet here,, 
and divide whatever Heaven may send in the mean, without injury to 
any one. Bincon and Costado shall have for district, till then, from the 
Golden Tower to the castle gate, where they may work, seated at ease. 
I have seen lads of but very scarce wit, gain more than twenty reals a 
day there, with a single pack of cards that wanted five. Gamenciosa, 
you will point out this division; and even should you extend it to 
St. Sebastian and St. Elnore, there will be no harm done, as it is, in fact, 
a mixed jurisdiction, though no one interferes there with his neighbours. 
The two novices thanked him for their promotion, and promised fidelity 
and industry in their avocation. Monopadis, drawing from the cape of 
his cloak a folded paper, bid Bincon set down their names on it among 
the list of the fraternity ; but as there was no ink, he gave it to them to fill 
up at the first apothecaries’ shop. Just then came in an old brother 
thief, who said, “ Gentlemen, I have just met Lobitto and Malaya 
outside the gate, and they swear that they are much cleverer at the pro- 
fession than formerly ; insomuch as, that, with good cards, they could coax 
the money even out of the devil’s inside pocket ; and that, as it is 
now too late, on Sunday, if you allow, they will be here to register 
themselves anew, and take orders.”—‘< I used to think,” said Mono- 
padis, “that this Lobitto had good abilities, though he made a 
bad use of them. He has the most dexterous fingers for his trade that 
one could desire : it will be his own fault if he is not a first-rate workman.” 
—* I have also to tell you,” added the old thief, “that I saw, a minute 
since, at the Golden Sun, the Jew in the habit of an ecclesiastic. He is 
there because that two Indians from Peru lodge in the hotel, and he hopes 
to get into play with them and some of their ingots. He assured me he 
would not fail the Sunday meeting, nor a good account of his time.”— 
« This Jew,” said Monopadis, “is an able and witty person as ever I 
met. It is long since I saw him ; and he is wrong in not letting me see 
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